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Liu Bolin - Hiding in the City — Puffed Food
Identifier
015247
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
Liu Bolin (TED Talk: The invisible man) takes the artist statement to another level — by actually disappearing into what he wants to say. Bolin makes some rather bold statements about consumerism, mass culture — even the Chinese government — rather quietly, by creating and wearing suits that allow him to blend seamlessly into the background of his images.
Bolin’s work is often concerned with food safety, an issue that has cropped up in a big way in the past five years in China. “In 2011, Plasticizer was found to be added into soft drinks,” says Bolin. “I did a piece about that, and from then on, all kinds of food safety affairs were exposed.” Hiding in the City — Puffed Food, by Liu Bolin, 2011. Photograph courtesy Klein Sun Gallery, New York
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